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Three women were arrested by the Thane Crime Branch for allegedly carrying around to 50 kg of cannabis Wednesday near Kalyan station.

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The women — Junnu Dakwa (45), Sarojini Swain (31) and Babbi Reddi (35) — had come from Odisha, police said. Crime branch unit V officers said they had received information that some people were set to arrive with cannabis.

“We laid a trap and arrested three women. When we checked their luggage, we found 49.728 kg of cannabis stashed in four bags,” said a senior officer.